If the most anticipated team this season is, it may be Philadelphia, who have played two games that are close to perfection after trading Harden, harden is also very good, back to the peak of the Rockets, he and Embiid are seamless, it seems to be the best combination in the league at present!
And recently there was also a news in Philadelphia, according to the famous Brian Windhorst in his show today about the Philadelphia player Tobias Harris! "Recently I interviewed a couple of NBA executives and asked a lot of questions about Philadelphia, and each of them said that while Philadelphia's new lineup has only been partnered for a short period of time, they've started speculating that they'll see Tobias Harris traded this summer," he said. ”
Harris has played 51 games for Philadelphia this season, averaging 35.2 minutes per game and averaging 18.3 points, 7.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 0.6 steals. Although the statistics look good, but to know that his salary this season is $36 million, the two seasons have also reached $38.48 million and $40.96 million, and the amount of this contract is really not much to average 18 points per game!
In the two games hardened, Harris did not play well, facing the Timberwolves in his first game, he shot 2-of-9 and only had 6 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, and then against the Knicks, he shot 3-of-9 and only had 12 points and 5 rebounds! He averaged 9 points per game in both games, had a cliff-like decline in form, and seemed to be really not suitable for Harden!
So if Philadelphia can trade Harris away in the offseason, in exchange for some role players and good instant combat, then Philadelphia's overall strength should still be significantly improved, to know that with the combination of Harden and Embiid, the team really does not need a third star, only need some excellent role players to maintain a strong competitiveness!